Who is lil slugger paranoia agent

It is not clear if suffering from office stress is the same as suffering from a disassociative identity disorder in this story. A fine example of this kind of shapeshifting fear is visible in Stephen King's IT. Every human faces some sort of fear. But in Paranoia Agent , each of the victims have different fears and insecurities, but their manifestation of fear was the same.

Tsukiko was afraid of the next character design and Harumi Chono had a severe mental illness. Akio Kawazu was stressed out due to financial debt and Kamome, Fuyubachi, and Zebra wanted to commit group suicide. Lil' Slugger failed to assault some of the most emotionally trapped individuals like Kamome, Fuyubachi, Zebra, Misae Ikari, and the mysterious old man.

If it can assault emotionally stressed people then how did it fail to attack these individuals? It's still unclear where Lil' Slugger draws the line. In episode 7, Mitsuhiro Maniwa finally discovers the Lil' Slugger assault patterns. But he was the first person who proposed the theory that Tsukiko was lying. It doesn't make any sense if Ikari tries to quit when all they have to do is question Tsukiko again. Ikari was never diagnosed with any medical condition in the show, nor he was terrified of Lil Slugger's existence.

He was one of the smartest characters in the series, but why did he back off when they were so close to the truth? In the first episode, an old man writes some formulas in a parking lot in an apparently unconnected scene. Apart from being a catalyst in Mitsuhiro Maniwa's imaginative adventures, the old man didn't have any relevance to Lil' Slugger in this psychological anime.

They confront Tsukiko, and she confesses that Maromi was based on a real puppy that Tsukiko had in childhood, whose leash she had one day accidentally dropped, allowing the puppy to run into traffic where it was killed. Instead of taking responsibility for the puppy's death, young Tsukiko invented a story about a bat-wielding, skate-wearing puppy killer, Lil' Slugger's first "attack".

Ultimately, Lil' Slugger is a paranormal figment of Tsukiko's guilt and fear, brought inexplicably to life when the adult Tsukiko desperately needed to escape her responsibilities, then fed and subsequently became nurtured by the fear of the populace.

In a way, Tsukiko does fulfill her job by creating a character Lil' Slugger that becomes just as big a sensation as Maromi. When Tsukiko finally confesses the truth, and in doing so accepts the guilt for the death of Maromi, Lil' Slugger is defeated. Taira Yuichi , an intelligent and athletic 6th grader, is ridiculed at school due to suspension of being Lil' Slugger, considering he wears a similar pair of golden roller skates and a baseball cap.

His private tutor, Harumi Chono, and whom he is emotionally close to, tries to help Yuichi overcome the pressure. At school, Ushiyama Shougo, a plump and less-athletic individual, is running against Yuichi for the position of student council president and also begins to steal the popularity that Yuichi once had among his fellow students.

Yuichi begins to suspect Shougo. Yuichi then aggressively accuses Shougo, but as it turns out, someone photographs it and manages to text it to the whole class. Shougo openly defends Yuichi, despite his embarrassment.

Meanwhile, the detectives continue to question Tsukiko, who is now witness to two attacks. They also question Yuuichi. On his birthday, only his mother and tutor turn up. On the streets, Shougo comforts Yuuichi, who just gets angrier, wishing that Shougo would be the next victim, which he promptly is. Eventually, Yuichi loses sanity and detaches himself from the rest of society by remaining in his room, before finally having egopathic delusions of regaining his fame before becoming a victim of Lil' Slugger himself.

Follow TV Tropes. You need to login to do this. Get Known if you don't have an account. Must not turn your back on him He comes for people who've been driven into a corner and have nowhere to go. Must not talk about him Top cast Edit. Haruko Momoi Maromi as Maromi voice. Carrie Savage Maromi as Maromi English version voice. Takayuki Hirao Satoshi Kon. Storyline Edit. Animation Drama Horror Mystery. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit.